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Reverend Al Sharpton to Hold Rally for Arrest of Teen Trayvon Martin's Shooter  March 17, 2012 | WMFE - The Reverend Al Sharpton is joining a chorus of outrage over the Orlando-area shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white neighborhood watch volunteer. Newly-released 911 tapes from the incident inspired Sharpton to plan a protest Thursday in Sanford.
Sharpton says he’ll hold a rally to call for the arrest of shooter George Zimmerman. Tapes from 911 calls reveal the crime watch captain reported Trayvon Martin as a suspicious person before he confronted then shot the 17-year-old dead. "This guy looks like he’s up to no good or he’s on drugs or something," Zimmerman told police during his call. "It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about." Zimmerman is claiming self-defense, but in other 911 tapes, neighbors report Martin screaming for help before he was shot. The boy had been walking back to a family friend’s home after buying snacks. Local black community members have been protesting since police said they would not arrest Zimmerman. Sharpton’s rally is one of several scheduled in response to the shooting.
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